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- 10/22 Miss Crane's "unmentionables"
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White represents purity, and it’s often the color brides wear during weddings. I believe she wore white in the first scenes because she was trying to marry her love interest. However she grew frustrated since he had to pay his ex wife alimony, delaying the marriage. In the later scene, I believe she wore black because by then she’s stolen $40,000 and drove to a different state. She was no longer pure since she stole a large sum of money from her employer and left her love interest. The black clothing also foreshadowed her demise. It’s the color worn during funerals, representing death.
Very well-expressed, Angel.
I hope you enjoyed the film.
Why do you think the costume designer decided that Miss Crane’s bra and slip (and handbag)were white in the first scene but black in the later scenes?
Miss Crane at the beginning I noticed that her inner and outer clothes are white. It gave me an idea of how it was related to wedding dresses and how the color of wedding dresses tends to be white and wanting to marry her other half. But later in the scene, she decided to take the money from her client and decided to leave to another place. I noticed that later her inner clothes and her purse had changed colors from white to black. Black tends to have a meaning of darkness and evil because she stole the money from her client and decided to run away from what she has done.
Nicely expressed, WeiPeng. I hope you liked this classic film…
Why do you think the costume designer decided that Miss Crane’s bra and slip (and handbag)were white in the first scene but black in the later scenes?
I believe it’s because she no longer has good/pure intentions anymore. She wore white, hoping soon to marry Sam, but with how complicated things got with his ex-wife, she seemed to have grown impatient and unhappy. Upon doing something wrong, she starts wearing black undergarments, as though she’s been tainted.
Okay, Gabby. strong language, but true.
I hope you enjoyed the film.
Why do you think the costume designer decided that Miss Crane’s bra and slip (and handbag)were white in the first scene but black in the later scenes?
I believe the designer wanted her to look angelic in the first scenes and after she stole the 40k it’s changed to black to show that she’s done something wrong and evil.
Justin, I wouldn’t say Miss Crane looked “angelic” since she was in the midst of having sex with her boyfriend (and this was the first time a Hollywood picture showed so much ladies’ underwear) but yes…white is symbolic of “innocence” and that is why it is used for bridal gowns. Before she robbed the money, she was comparatively good.
Miss Crane’s white bra, which made her look angelic, was changed to black after she stole the $40,000 to imply that she had done something bad and evil, and it symbolized her darker side. Her purse also changes to represent the same concept.
Shania,
Please look at what I just wrote to Angel. It applies to your comment too.
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